Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.97m | 6:45AM2.97m | 7:07PM3.26m | 7:28AM3.22m | 7:46PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM1.39m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:15AM1.10m | 2:25PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | SW 9 | NNW 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | E 3 | SW 8 | — |
7 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 9 |
2 | — | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | E 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SW 2 | — |
1 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 133 | 186 | 113 | 113 | 189 | 298 | 301 | 301 | 298 | 189 | 273 | 273 | 254 | 254 | 213 | 303 | 133 | 255 |
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